Back to the Wild

It was such a success, we did it again. Such a simple act, readily accessible, waiting for you, for me. We were out on a pedal boat, sparkling gold, something like the sun off the water. Greens and blues and birds, several types. Lucky to have the chance to be on the water. Lucky to …

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Old, New, and Equal: Rest In Power, Notorious RBG

With the death of Ruth Bader Ginsberg (RBG) this weekend -- and on the Jewish High Holy Day of Rosh Hashanah -- it seems appropriate to tie this post to this "Trifecta of Thought": an Old Testament Bible reading as nod to Ginsberg's faith, my own humble, Christian belief, and a few comments about RBG's …

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Hello, September

We interrupt the normally scheduled stream of consciousness for a little learning opportunity. This month begun, September. It used to be the seventh month of a ten-month year on the Roman calendar. The root word actually means “seven”. Back then the year began with March. And then 2,400 years ago, it got bumped forward to …

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It’s Complex

SCU Complex. LNU Complex. CZU Complex. Ah...what? Not new vitamin supplements; rather, each a name that's been given to one of the three wild fires currently burning in the San Francisco Bay Area. In Santa Clara County (south bay). In Sonoma (and neighboring) County (north bay). In Santa Cruz County (further south bay). Hill communities. …

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